Fastening for shipping-tags.



E. L. WILSON 6L J. J. REILLY.

11,125,618. lyLIL IASTBNING POR SHIPPING TAGS. APPLICATION FILED 1320.17, 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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EDWARD L. WILSON AND JOI-IN J. REILLY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

Application led December 17, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, EDWARD L. WILSON and JOHN .I REILLY, citizens of the United States, and residents of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New .Iersey, have invented a new and Improved Fastening for Shipping-Tags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved fastening device for shipping tags, and more particularly toV a device to be employed with various commodities which are put up in bales, such as cotton, hay, cloth and the like.

At the present time it is common to cover two sides of a bale with burlap, around which the usual bands or ties are fastened, the burlap serving simply for the purpose of marking thereon with ink, directions concerning the name of the shipper and an appropriate Vmark or name designating the point of destination and the person to whom the goods are shipped. The burlap is not intended as a protection, and in fact very readily becomes torn or so mutilated that it is impossible to read the marking thereon, words or various characters often being used for this purpose. rThe result is that the bales will lie at the depot or other point in `transit unidentified and without any means to trace their point of destination. Furthermore, since a bale which is compressed to any extent will expand considerably when opened, it is obviously inappropriate to embed any of the identifying parts within the bale, especially if there is any quantity of goods which must be shipped to a farther distant point.

The object of the present invention is to overcome the above objections by providing an improved fastening device which consists of extending wires or rods through the bale while the latter is being compressed, so that the ends of these wires will project from the faces of the bale in single or in pairs, for the novel attachment of tags which are preferably of such indestructible material as tin, and which are marked to identify the goods. Furthermore, theV tags are mounted on both sides of the bale so that the goods can be more readily identifled, as well as provide a more secure anchor for the tags, and it is unnecessary to provide any burlap, as above stated.

With the above and other objects in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 19, 1915.

serial No. 807,207.

view, the invention resides more particularly in the peculiar combinations and arrangements of parts which will be illustrated as a preferred embodiment' in the accompanying drawings and described in the specification.

Reference it to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bale held in compact form with bands and provided with tags secured thereto in accordance with our invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modified form of attaching means; Fig. l is a similar view showing a further modified form of attaching means; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the tag.

As shown in the drawings, a bale is indicated by the numeral 10, the same being of any suitable material to be shipped and held in compact form by ties or bands 11. The tags are indicated by the numeral 12 and consist of strips of non-combustible and non-destructible material such as tin suitably indented with a shippers mark 13 and having apertures 14 at one or both ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, respectively. A blank space is also provided as at 15 for the purpose of inserting the shippers name.

In the form of the fastening means shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a single rod or wire 16 of resilient material is passed through the bale by inserting the same through the bailing box during the compressing of the bale, at any convenient point between the ends, so that the ends of the wire project beyond the faces of the bale. The wires then pass through an aperture or eyelet 14, as shown at 17, and are then rebent outwardly and downwardly against the face of the tag, as shown at 18, so as to hold the latter against the face of the bale and prevent the same from contacting with and catching in obstructions. The tags are disposed on both sides and are readily visible from either. The tags are also held from displacement by the pressure against the wires or rods, and the rebent end portions also assist in this purpose.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings a pair of wires or rods 19 are extended through the bale l thelatter snug ortight .against the'faces of the bale to furtherthe object mentioned in connection with `the form illustrated in Figs. `l and 2.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings,vthe wires are shown spaced apart greater than the lengths of the tags, the projecting ends being eX- tended toward theends of the tag, as shown at 2l, and secured through the apertures thereof, as shown at 22,' and in this manner also hold the tags against the faces ofthe bale. Thus it will be seen that the tags with two apertures may be adapted for attachment to bales with wires which are spaced apart less than the lengths of the tags or at agreater distance than the lengths of the tags; and owing to the fact that the tags are held snug against the'faces of the bale, theirl accidental removal will be obviated, so that the bales can be identified readily at lany time during transit.

By reason of thewires being embedded in the bales as above described and the tags attached thereto in the manner specified, the tags are rendered interchangeable-without changing the wires andthis is especially advantageous where the bales .are 1re-shipped as is commonly done.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. The combination with a bale; of a tagging device therefor adapted for use during shipment, said tagging device embodying a fastening member extending throughthe bale at right angles to opposed faces thereof, and tags mounted on the ends of said fastening member outwardly of the bale and bearing shipment data on -their exposed faces, said fastening member being bent to engage the exposed faces of the tags to hold the tags -in Contact withthe faces of the bale.

Q .The combination with a bale vor the like; of a tag fastening device, said tag fastening device embodying spacedfrectilinear securing members passed transversely through Vthe bale and having projecting ends, and nonco1nbustible and indestructible tags each having a pair of apertures through which the corresponding-ends of thesecuring members are passed at either side of the bale, said tags being stamped with similar records and the ends of the securing members extended through -the apertures being anchored by bending'the same to cause the tags tolie flat against the faces ofthe bale.

ln testimony whereof -wehave signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD L. WILSON. JOHN J. REILLY.

Witnesses:

- JOHN E. Buizen,

PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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